Bug#320784: installation-reports: missing script & packages from CD

[Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl>]

severity 320784 normal
thanks

Daily images can be broken sometimes (like the images dated 31-07-2005)...

On Monday 01 August 2005 14:29, Torok Edwin wrote:
> Debian-installer-version:
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/etch_d-i/i386/20050709/de
>bian-testing-i386-netinst.iso uname -a:Linux lightspeed.dnsalias.net

Hmm. Juli 9, that is quite old...

> I. The network couldn't be configured because I use PPPoE, i managed to
> configure it after the reboot (this is a known issue, I've read on the
> webpage).

Well, there is a module that should work. Only problem is that no one has 
really tested it for PPPoE so far and given us useful feedback. If you're 
interested, try installing with 'install debconf/priority=medium' and 
select the ppp-modules component after the installation CD is mounted.

Note: this does not really make sense with a netinst as you don't need the 
network before reboot (unless you want to use the bugreporter component). 
You could try the business card image or netbooting instead...

> II. The base system didn't install, because:
>   1. Deboostrap error: no such script /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/etch
>   solution: I copied the /usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/sid to etch

Should be fixed now.

>   2. Couldn't download:
> at, exim4, ipchains, mailx, exim4-config, exim4-base,
> exim4-daemon-light note: the packages aren't on the netinst CD!
>   solution: I removed the packages from the install script

Hmm. That's weird. Does the current netinst still have the same problem 
for you?

>   3. Couldn't meet dependencies of initrd-tools:
>   cramfsprogs, dash missing from the install script
>   solution: I added those packages to the install script
>   4. Couldn't meet dependencies of whiptail and other packages that
> depend on libslang2
>   solution: I added libslang2 to the install script

Should all be solved in current images.

> III. Apt-setup should ask if I want to add more sources when adding an
> http source, but instead it just went to the next step (choosing
> packages to install)
>  solution: I added the local mirrors, and cdroms first,(in this case
> apt-setup asked me if I want more sources added)  and then the
> http source

That is a design choice in order to limit the number of questions asked 
(based on number of packages available).

Thanks for submitting the report.

Cheers,
FJP